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An Update from Ak Lu'um International School

Monday, 07 August 2006

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As Ak Lu'um plans to open its doors for their first school year in Playa del Carmen the community shows their support.

July 21st. An unusual grey and rainy day; this is the date we have chosen to host our wine and cheese afternoon at Ak Lu'um International School. Predictably the streets flood and we fret about attendance... It is now 6:00 in the afternoon. There are familiar faces and new ones. We feel so lucky to have the support of positive parents, teachers and friends. We chat to our visitors while the children play in the classrooms or splash about in the puddles outside. The garden looks fresh and vibrant and the pool has filled up more than enough with the rain....

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We give a brief presentation covering aspects of our philosophy, methodology and day-to-day school routines. We field a wide variety of questions, from first-aid preparedness to compost-making, organic school lunches and special needs integration. The evening ends on an up note, as parents prepare to leave while their children clamor to stay a little longer...The first Parent-Teacher get together at Ak Lu'um has been a success.

Nonetheless, there is still plenty to do, including the planning for our two weeks of professional development. Gaby, currently training as a Waldorf Pre-school teacher at the Anthroposophy Centre in Cuernavaca will be working closely with all staff raising our Waldorf awareness. Siobhan plans to complete her first International Baccalaureate workshop before Christmas and our teaching assistant will be aiming for Pre-school Teaching Certification during this academic year.

Thank you to our guardian angels and staunch supporters for moral sustenance and physical donations. We are still in need of a few things so when you do your Spring cleaning save the following for Ak Lu'um: